(Photo by Shannon Dyce Photography)
Inside Line Promotions – JACKSON, Minn. (July 22, 2016) – Craig Dollansky entered the Winner’s Circle wearing a big smile on Friday during State Bank of Fairmont Night at Jackson Motorplex.
Dollansky led all 25 laps for the Spirit Lake Silver & Gold NSL 410 Sprint Cars featuring the National Sprint League main event, which was boosted to $10,000 to win earlier in the day. Dollansky also received a $1,000 bonus from Bosma Poultry for the victory.
He was joined in Victory Lane by Scott Winters, who captured the $2,500-to-win Richard White Memorial during Last-Deck® 360 Sprint Cars featuring the Upper Midwest Sprint Car Series competition, and Liquid Nitro IMCA 305 Sprint Cars winner Bruce Anderson.
“I love this place,” Dollansky said. “It’s an awesome track. We had a great starting spot, but that doesn’t guarantee anyone a win.”
Dollansky, who was the polesitter, dominated after it took three starts to get the main event rolling. A red flag for Skylar Prochaska flipping after contact with Willie Croft and Travis Whitney was followed by a bad start that brought out another caution.
The third attempt to start the race stood and Dollansky was the front runner from the drop of the green flag. Bill Balog and Sammy Swindell had a spirited battle for the runner-up position for most of the race before Danny Lasoski took advantage of traffic on Lap 20 to sneak by both drivers on the same lap to take over second place.
The final caution of the race came on Lap 23 when ninth-running Matt Juhl had a flat right rear tire. However, Lasoski was unable to make a bid for the lead on the restart as Dollansky picked up his series-best third feature victory of the season to extend his advantage in the championship standings to 43 points over Lasoski.
“I want to thank Tod Quiring for everything he is doing for sprint car racing in the Midwest,” Lasoski said in Victory Lane following his series-leading seventh podium finish.
Swindell passed Balog for the final spot on the podium on Lap 24. It marked Swindell’s third podium finish in his last three National Sprint League races.
“We had a real good race with Balog,” he said. “We got caught up with a lapped car and that let Lasoski get by both of us. That was a lot of fun tonight.”
Ian Madsen maneuvered around Balog on the final lap for fourth place with Balog rounding out the top five.
The night began with Lasoski setting quick time during qualifying for the fifth time this year before Scott Winters, Brian Brown and Tim Kaeding each won a heat race.
The National Sprint League returns to action on Saturday at Knoxville Raceway, where hot laps is scheduled to begin at 6:45 p.m. with qualifying at 7:15 p.m.
Tickets for the event at Knoxville Raceway are $15 for adults, $10 for ages 13 to 19 and free for ages 12 and younger. Pit passes are $25.
The Cushion will provide live Pay-Per-View video from the race at http://www.TheCushion.com.
Last-Deck® 360 Sprint Cars
Winters led wire to wire to capture his second straight triumph at the track.
“It was fast,” he said of the half-mile oval. “We got to lapped traffic and it kind of played to my favor.”
Winters, who started the 20-lap feature on the pole, quickly powered into a sizeable lead before Derrik Lusk began chipping away at it in the closing laps. Lusk was within approximately a half a second with only a couple of laps remaining, but Winters was efficient in traffic to garner the victory.
Lusk held off Lasoski for the runner-up position with James Broty placing fourth and points leader Gregg Bakker fifth.
Broty, Bakker and Justin Jacobsma each claimed a heat race win to open the action.
Liquid Nitro IMCA 305 Sprint Cars
Anderson capitalized on his pole position to win his first race of the season. While Anderson led the distance of the 15-lap main event, points leader Michael Stien stayed within striking distance until the checkered flag was waved.
“I heard him a couple of times,” Anderson said. “I thought if I stayed on the bottom nobody was going to get me.”
Brandon Allen rounded out the podium with Trevor Serbus finishing fourth and Elliot Amdahl fifth.
Brett Wanner, Colin Smith and Nate Eakin were the heat race winners.
Jackson Motorplex will host racing on Saturday when the program features Wilmont Oil IMCA a mods, Bohl’s Small Engine & Marine IMCA sport mods, Minnesota West – Jackson Campus IMCA hobby stocks, Boji Bay Water Park IMCA sport compacts and After Hours Graphics & Tees IMCA stock cars.
Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors ages 65 and older, $6 for students ages 13 to 18 and free for children ages 12 and younger. Pit passes are $30.
The pits will open at 4 p.m. with the main gates opening at 5 p.m. Hot laps are scheduled for 7 p.m.
NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE NOTES: Danny Lasoski earned a $200 bonus from Deberg Concrete and a $50 certificate from Slade Shock Technology for setting quick time during time trials. … Scott Winters garnered a $100 certificate from Walker Filtration Performance for winning a heat race. … Brian Brown scored a $100 certificate from Kaeding Performance for winning a heat race. … Tim Kaeding captured a certificate from Keizer Aluminum Wheels for winning a heat race. …Lynton Jeffrey was the So Close Award winner and received a certificate from Rod End Supply for being the highest starting NSL driver who missed the feature redraw. … Rob Caho Jr. powered to the Locked in Award to garner a $100 certificate from Hooker Harness by being the final driver to start the A Main. … Travis Whitney picked up a $50 certificate from KSE Racing Products for being the Hard Charger in the A Main. … Skylar Prochaska was given the Hard Luck Award, which provided a $100 certificate from Ti22 Performance for facing the worst luck of the night.
National Sprint League Race Report: Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on July 22, 2016 –
Deberg Concrete/Slade Shock Technology Time Trials: 1. 2-Danny Lasoski 15.660; 2. 1s-Sammy Swindell 15.675; 3. 17b-Bill Balog 15.718; 4. 18-Ian Madsen 15.897; 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell 15.912; 6. 121-Jordyn Brazier 15.924; 7. 2ks-Craig Dollansky 15.927; 8. 82-Dusty Zomer 15.961; 9. 12-Lynton Jeffrey 15.999; 10. 26-Willie Croft 16.034; 11. 21-Brian Brown 16.058; 12. 7w-Tasker Phillips 16.073; 13. 23w-Scott Winters 16.148; 14. 35-Skylar Prochaska 16.178; 15. 3-Tim Kaeding 16.190; 16. 10-Dakota Hendrickson 16.238; 17. 09-Matt Juhl 16.260; 18. 7-Kaley Gharst 16.272; 19. 16-Travis Whitney 16.728; 20. 19l-Rob Caho Jr. 16.754.
Walker Performance Filtration Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 23w-Scott Winters (2); 2. 2ks-Craig Dollansky (4); 3. 2-Danny Lasoski (6); 4. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (1); 5. 18-Ian Madsen (5); 6. 26-Willie Croft (3); 7. 16-Travis Whitney (7).
Kaeding Performance Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown (3); 2. 09-Matt Juhl (1); 3. 82-Dusty Zomer (4); 4. 1s-Sammy Swindell (6); 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell (5); 6. 35-Skylar Prochaska (2); 7. 19l-Rob Caho Jr. (7).
Keizer Aluminum Wheels Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Tim Kaeding (2); 2. 7w-Tasker Phillips (3); 3. 12-Lynton Jeffrey (4); 4. 17b-Bill Balog (6); 5. 7-Kaley Gharst (1); 6. 121-Jordyn Brazier (5).
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 2ks-Craig Dollansky (1); 2. 2-Danny Lasoski (4); 3. 1s-Sammy Swindell (3); 4. 18-Ian Madsen (6); 5. 17b-Bill Balog (2); 6. 21-Brian Brown (5); 7. 55-Brooke Tatnell (8); 8. 3-Tim Kaeding (12); 9. 12-Lynton Jeffrey (9); 10. 82-Dusty Zomer (7); 11. 7w-Tasker Phillips (11); 12. 16-Travis Whitney (19); 13. 26-Willie Croft (15); 14. 23w-Scott Winters (10); 15. 121-Jordyn Brazier (13); 16. 10-Dakota Hendrickson (16); 17. 09-Matt Juhl (14); 18. 19l-Rob Caho Jr. (20); 19. 7-Kaley Gharst (18); 20. 35-Skylar Prochaska (17). Laps led: Craig Dollansky 1-25.
UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE TOP 10 IN POINTS AFTER ROUND 13 –
.1. 2ks-Craig Dollansky 4614; 2. 2-Danny Lasoski 4571; 3. 18-Ian Madsen 4113; 4. 21-Brian Brown 4009; 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell 3604; 6. 56n-Davey Heskin 3154; 7. 1s-Sammy Swindell 3042; 8. 7w-Tasker Phillips 2997; 9. 29-Kerry Madsen 2758; 10. 10-Dakota Hendrickson 2537.
2016 FEATURE WINNERS –
Craig Dollansky – 3 (Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on May 20 and July 22 and Iowa State Fair Speedway in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 29); Danny Lasoski – 2 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on May 21 and Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City, Iowa, on June 19); Kerry Madsen – 2 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on May 28 and June 18); Sammy Swindell – 2 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on June 25 and July 1); Brian Brown – 1 (Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on June 4); Terry McCarl – 1 (I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., on May 6); Daryn Pittman – 1 (Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on June 24); and Logan Schuchart – 1 (Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., on July 8).
Last-Deck® 360 Sprint Cars Race Report: Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on July 22, 2016 –
Heat Race #1 (8 Laps): 1. 33-James Broty (3); 2. 2-Derrik Lusk (5); 3. 199-Ryan Bowers (1); 4. 75c-Casey Heser (7); 5. 7d-Dave Becker (8); 6. 29-Leigh Thomas (6); 7. 1-Dean Brown (4); 8-91a-Reed Allex (2).
Heat Race #2 (8 Laps): 1. 11x-Gregg Bakker (3); 2. 1m-Danny Lasoski (5); 4. 35-Skylar Prochaska (2); 4. 3p-Sawyer Phillips (4); 5. 13mj-Brandon Halverson (6); 6. 7-Kaley Gharst (8); 7. 63-Jerry Richert Jr. (7); 8. 77-Brandon Allen (DNS).
Heat Race #3 (8 Laps): 1. 10j-Justin Jacobsma (2); 2. 23w-Scott Winters (4); 3. 17b-Ryan Bickett (5); 4. 5m-Troy Manteufel (1); 5. 20g-Chris Graf (7); 6. 03-Jamey Ogston (3); 2h-Bill Boles (DNS).
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 23w-Scott Winters (1); 2. 2-Derrik Lusk (3); 3. 1m-Danny Lasoski (6); 4. 33-James Broty (4); 5. 11x-Gregg Bakker (5); 6. 3p-Sawyer Phillips (12); 7. 35-Skylar Prochaska (10); 8. 13mj-Brandon Halverson (13); 9. 17b-Ryan Bickett (7); 10. 75c-Casey Heser (8); 11. 7-Kaley Gharst (16); 12. 5m-Troy Manteufel (15); 13. 20g-Chris Graf (14); 14. 63-Jerry Richert Jr. (19); 15. 7d-Dave Becker (9); 16. 03-Jamey Ogston (18); 17. 29-Leigh Thomas (17); 18. 1-Dean Brown (20); 19. 91a-Reed Allex (21); 20. 10j-Justin Jacobsma (2); 21. 199-Ryan Bowers (11); 22. 2h-Bill Boles (DNS); 23. 77-Brandon Allen (DNS).
Liquid Nitro IMCA 305 Sprint Cars Race Report: Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., on July 22, 2016 –
Heat Race #1 (6 Laps): 1. 78-Brett Wanner (1); 2. 33s-Jeremy Schultz (2); 3. 10-Trevor Serbus (5); 4. 51a-Elliot Amdahl (7); 5. 2-Neil Stevens (4); 6. 21-Jordan Wilmes (3); 7. 10s-Gary Serbus (6).
Heat Race #2 (6 Laps): 1. 05-Colin Smith (4); 2. 4s-Michael Stien (2); 3. 7l-Jesse Lindberg (1); 4. 05a-Brandon Allen (5); 5. 1b-Brett Geldner (6); 6. 77-Taylor Ryan (3).
Heat Race #3 (6 Laps): 1. 4sn-Nate Eakin (2); 2. 5-Brady Forbrook (1); 3. 56-Bill Johnson (6); 4. 11a-Bruce Anderson (4); 5. 22-Kaleb Johnson (3); 6. 14k-Victoria Knutson (5).
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 11a-Bruce Anderson (1); 2. 4s-Michael Stien (3); 3. 05a-Brandon Allen (6); 4. 10-Trevor Serbus (7); 5. 51a-Elliot Amdahl (8); 6. 5-Brady Forbrook (9); 7. 56-Bill Johnson (11); 8. 7l-Jesse Lindberg (5); 9. 2-Neil Stevens (13); 10. 4sn-Nate Eakin (12); 11. 78-Brett Wanner (4); 12. 33s-Jeremy Schultz (2); 13. 21-Jordan Wilmes (16); 14. 1b-Brett Geldner (14); 15. 14k-Victoria Knutson (18); 16. 77-Taylor Ryan (17); 17. 05-Colin Smith (10); 18. 22-Kaleb Johnson (15); 19. 10s-Gary Serbus (19).
UP NEXT –
NATIONAL SPRINT LEAGUE: Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa
JACKSON MOTORPLEX: Saturday featuring Wilmont Oil IMCA a mods, Bohl’s Small Engine & Marine IMCA sport mods, Minnesota West – Jackson Campus IMCA hobby stocks, Boji Bay Water Park IMCA sport compacts and After Hours Graphics & Tees IMCA stock cars
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com
Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/JacksonMotorplx
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JacksonSpeedway/?fref=ts
JACKSON MOTORPLEX –
Jackson Motorplex is a recently renovated half-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts weekly races on most Fridays and Saturdays from May through September with 410ci winged sprint cars, 360ci winged sprint cars, IMCA a mods, IMCA stock cars, IMCA sport mods, IMCA hobby stocks and IMCA sport compacts among the featured classes. For more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com.
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- Shawn Miller on Jul 22, 2016
- Article Date: 7/22/2016 by Inside Line Promotions